How to say “Soi (side street)” in Thai
ซอย
sauy
“soi (side street)”
“Soi (side street)” in Thai is ซอย, written sauy in the Latin alphabet.
Tone
ซอย carries a mid tone — level, no movement. Thai uses tone to tell words apart, so the pitch is part of the word, not an accent you can drop.
The shortest way in is an English intonation you already use. Say “Yeah.” out loud — bored and flat, your voice at rest and going nowhere — then say ซอย with that same shape.